Before the turn of the century, the Rev.
George Oxley Huestis was a familiar sight to the people of
Morden; riding in his buggy with his balky red mare, dashing
up the hill after much coaxing. The villagers would smile and
say, "There goes the Reverend." He would hold
Methodist services in the fishing villages of Morden and
Victoria and all the Nicholsville Circuit, in schoolhouses
and homes and wherever a few people could gather.

Mr. Huestis was to have his dream of a
church come true in little Morden in 1901, but as he had
retired to Lunenburg, he was not the first minister to preach
there. His son, Theodore B. Huestis of Morden, donated the
land, drew the plans, and executed the building of the Morden
Methodist Church. He had the help of every willing and able
hand in Morden, some of them living now remember with pride.
Not to be forgotten, are the groaning boards of luscious
cooking of the many "Tea meetings" held by the
ladies of the village, who worked hard and long hours for
money for the building. These suppers were held under the
spruces of a lovely old house called the "Grove",
and are a tradition that lives today.

The Margaretsville Methodist Church donated
the fine lamps. Three chandeliers of six oil lamps each, that
were adjustable, higher for the service and lower to be
tended and lighted. Many other communities lent a hand,
giving their labor, donations, hymnbooks and furnishings for
the church.

Among the villagers who helped with the
building, are the names of Richie, Graves, Finley, Minniss,
Orphin, McNally, Jones and many others now gone.

The first wedding held in the new church
was of Margaret Finley to martin Crosman, in 1904. This was
remembered by the cutting of a center aisle in the church
pews, as they were first built with aisles on each end.

Scarcely any other changes have been made,
except to change to electric lights. Today the church stands
in a stalwart and wonderful condition. A memorial to the men
and women, most of them sea captains and their families, who,
with loving hands, built the firm walls and high arched,
plastered ceiling, the pulpit and pews of this little chapel.

It is now Mordens "United Church
of Canada", with a tiny congregation of worshipers. They
are seeking a ships bell to place in a simple steeple
to call its members to worship and peal out over the sound of
the waves.